WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during closed-door talks Monday that the Biden administration and other unspecified world leaders “will stand behind” a cease-fire agreement outlined by President Joe Biden. During his meetings with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Blink...
Las Vegas, United States – AFP Thousands of Donald Trump supporters rallied in baking heat Sunday to cheer on the Republican presidential candidate in Nevada, a key battleground state for the US election in November. “It’s not too hot out here, right?” the 77-year-old told a cheering crowd, adding, “if you start g...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a cease-fire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from Hamas raised further questions on whether he can succeed. The top US diplomat, paying his eighth visit to the region since October last year, was […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has urged American Muslims and citizens of other faiths to participate in nationwide protests on Saturday. The demonstrations aim to mark eight months of violence and suffering in Gaza and demand President Joe Biden’s intervention to halt US support for Israel’s war. CAIR emphasized the need f...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has called on the Biden administration to indefinitely suspend arms shipments to Israel due to the high civilian death toll in Gaza. The national civil rights group’s president Derrick Johnson has expressed the need for a cease-fire and halt in violence. Johnson called on P...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) plans to sue President Joe Biden over a new executive order that restricts asylum for migrants crossing the southern border without authorization. Biden’s order, similar to a Trump-era policy, uses Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny asylum when border encounters exceed 2,500 ...
Washington, United States – AFP US Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department on Tuesday against what he called “repeated attacks” and conspiracy theories floated by Republican lawmakers. “I will not be intimidated,” Garland said in remarks at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. ̶...
Washington, United States – AFP Israel has shown willingness to agree to a cease-fire and prisoner release deal set out by US President Joe Biden and it is up to Hamas to make a move, a top White House official said Monday. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s comments came despite growing doubts over the plan, […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House strongly disputed Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that there were “gaps” between the close allies on a proposal to end the eight-month war on Gaza. Netanyahu reportedly told lawmakers earlier Monday that the three-stage proposal, as laid out by US President...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Fresh strikes by Israel across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday killed at least 19 Palestinians, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and prisoner swap deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. Since Biden spoke at the White House on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [&he...
